Data / Bank failures / 1985 / Guaranty S&LA
Guaranty S&LA, Harrison, AR: failed December 6, 1985
Guaranty S&LA in Harrison, Arkansas, failed on December 6, 1985. Superior Federal Bank, FSB of Fort Smith, AR, took over its deposits. It held $451.4 million in assets and $316.5 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $64.1 million (14.2% of its assets). By assets it was the 16th largest of 180 banks closed or assisted in 1985.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- December 6, 1985
- Type
- Failure
- Acquirer
- Superior Federal Bank, FSB, Fort Smith, AR
- Total assets
- $451,432,000
- Total deposits
- $316,527,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $64,078,780 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- Savings and loan association
- Insurance fund
- FSLIC
- FDIC certificate
- 31321
Other bank failures in Arkansas, 1983 to 1987
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firstsouth FS&LA | Pine Bluff | December 5, 1986 | $1.68 billion | $1.50 billion | $1.70 billion | Home FS&LA |
| Bank of Lockesburg | Lockesburg | May 31, 1985 | $25.5 million | $23.5 million | $7.4 million | Bank of Lockesburg |
| Jackson County National Bank | Tuckerman | August 9, 1984 | $13.3 million | $12.9 million | $5.3 million | First State Bank of Newp |
| The Corning Bank | Corning | June 15, 1984 | $32 million | $30.6 million | $13.8 million | Corning Bank |
| Prairie County Bank | Hazen | March 24, 1983 | $13.3 million | $12.1 million |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-24. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.